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Implantable Interspinous Process Distraction Device

California rates for HCPCS C1821

Interspinous process distraction device (implantable)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Interspinous Process Distraction Device cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$60.26 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,622 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $40 to $2,138
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $1,622

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Mississippi than in Louisiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,622 · 44th of 51
MS $3,981LA $1,622

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.